Program Objectives

Main Objectives
Wage employment
Food security
Financial inclusion
Self-employment
Market access
Social services
Income diversification
Women's empowerment
Social cohesion
Productivity
Social inclusion
Climate resilience
Program Description

AFTER aims to support the economic recovery of populations affected by war and displacement through interventions that promote the recovery and protection of vulnerable individuals' socio-economic well-being after a crisis or shock.

Program Components

Transfer
Coaching
Business capital
Financial services facilitation
Wage employment facilitation
Market links
Skills training
Climate resilience support
Average program duration for participants
Under one year
Between one and three years
More than three years
Do participants access components in a specific sequence?

Digitization

COMPONENTS DELIVERED DIGITALLY
Transfer
Coaching
Business capital
Financial services facilitation
Market links
Skills training
Climate resilience support
Wage employment

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

TARGETED POVERTY GROUPS

Poor

Extreme poor

PRIORITY VULNERABLE GROUPS

Displacement-affected

Women

Youth

Older people

Persons with disabilities

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Age

Sex

Poverty status

PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS

Community-based targeting

Geographic targeting

Basic Program Information

Country
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lead implementing agency
Concern Worldwide
Type lead implementing agency
NGO
Start date
End date
P-code (WB programs)
DNA
Global Practice (World Bank)
Non-WB

Country Information

Lending category (WB only)
IDA
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
Yes
Total Population (million)

95.89

Poverty headcount (NPL) (%)

63.90%

Poverty headcount ($2.15/day (2017 PPP)) (%)

69.70%

Poverty headcount (MPI) (%)

64.52%

No. Economic inclusion programs in the country

12

No. beneficiaries (direct & indirect) of economic inclusion programs in the country

362,571

PLANNED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION

EVALUATION/RESEARCH TYPES
Process evaluation
Impact evaluation
IMPACT EVALUATION TOPICS
Spillovers and general equilibrium effects
Resilience and shocks responsiveness
Name research partners
Un consultant externe ou cabinet sera recruté pour faire l'evaluation
Date when impact evaluation results available
Le projet est en cours d'execution et prendra fin en juillet 2023; l

Program Coverage

Direct participants

2,154

Direct & indirect beneficiaries

11,421

Percentage female participants

26-50% of participants

Share of country population (%)
: 0.01
Share of poor (national poverty line) (%)
: 0.02
Area/s
: Only rural
Geographic coverage
: Several states/regions

Institutional Arrangements

Organizations Involved In Implementation Providing Financing
National/central government
Regional/district government
Local/municipal government
Non-governmental organization
Community
Financial Service Provider
World Bank
Multilateral (not WB)
Bilateral organization
Private sector organization

Community Engagement

Components Delivered Through Community
  • Transfer
  • Business capital
  • Wage employment facilitation
  • Skills training
  • Coaching
  • Financial services facilitation
  • Market links
  • Climate resilience support
Community Structures Leveraged for Program delivery
  • Informal community groups
  • Formal community groups
  • Local governance groups
  • Community individuals
  • Other community structures

Contact Us

PEI Management Team
peimt@worldbank.org

DNA: Does Not Apply; FY: Fiscal Year; FCV: Fragility, Conflict, and Violence; MPI: Multidimensional Poverty Index; NPL: National Poverty Line; N/A: Not available; WB: World Bank